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Web trends for 2007, part 2
Earlier this year, I published an entry on how the folks at Information Architects have developed a train route look-alike map of this year’s big web trend. Now, they have come up with version 2 of the Web Trend map... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Jul 21, 2007
The Internet periodic table
We all know that different elements when put together make up everything around us. Similarly, the internet is also made up of many elements for everything to run in harmony. Wellington Grey has created a graphic representing some of the... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Jul 19, 2007
rm -rf failed
I’m trying to remove a directory on my UNIX machine but the system says otherwise. Normally, rm -rf directory_name/ would do the job of removing directories recursively, ignoring any files in it. This time, it simply refused my input. The... Read full entry
Jan 12, 2007
Web trends for 2007
The folks at Information Architects have developed a train route look-alike map of this year’s big web trend. It shows the big players, current internet trends and how they are connected. Like they mentioned, this is completely unscientific and almost... Read full entry
Jan 6, 2007
MovableType 3.3
Few days ago, Six Apart released Movable Type 3.3, a web log content management system that I use. Normally, I would install a copy immediately without hesitation but this time, I’ve decided to stay put and not rush into making... Read full entry
Jul 15, 2006
Windows live messenger
Microsoft finally released the final version of Windows Live Messenger today. My first impression when I heard about it was that it is related to the infamous Windows Messenger that came with Windows XP. However, after reading from various websites,... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Jun 23, 2006
Indecisive
My contacts list on both my cell phone and MSN Messenger is growing rapidly. I’ve been scrolling through each name now and then and have been wondering if I should delete those I seldom contact. I don’t like the idea... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Apr 21, 2006
Fedora core 5
Having spent the entire night downloading the latest Fedora latest release, I decided to roll up my sleeves and wipe out my broken Fedora Core 4 Linux partition on my hard disk and await to see what the latest has... Read full entry
Apr 9, 2006
Importance of data backup
While reading an article on the importance of data and weblogs backup in today’s Straits Times, I suddenly remembered that it has been a while since I last bothered to perform a full system backup as well as export my... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Apr 9, 2006
Inconvenience of 2 cell phones
As the military camp does not allow the use of camera phones, I have to resort to switching between my old Nokia 6610 on weekdays and my camera phone on weekends. Not only does this bring great inconvenience everything I... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Apr 5, 2006
If only I could ride on this
I would certainly want to be one of those who pilot this kind of jet one day. For now, enjoy this creative creation and amazing video clip:... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Feb 8, 2006
Christmas gift
This Christmas, my family decided to invest on a digital camera since our good old Chinon camera isn’t functioning as well as it should and that it is just too troublesome to buy films and eventually send it for printing.... Read full entry
2 comments (2 comments) | Dec 3, 2005
Goodbye dialup, hello broadband
I’ve been a loyal dialup user for the last 6 years and it has been just fine for me to meet my needs back then. As technology advances, there’s a need to get faster internet connection to download large file... Read full entry
Nov 12, 2005
Got a new phone
Finally decided to spend a portion of my first allowance on a new phone. Actually, I’m not really going for the phone but rather, a new mobile line since my existing line was prepaid and I have been facing lots... Read full entry
Oct 16, 2005
Machine for the museum
This morning, I received one of the most valuable and priceless asset from my polytechnic — an old Hewlett-Packard Pentium 2 notebook packed with 32MB of RAM, running on Windows 98 and the LCD display covered with a thick layer... Read full entry
0 comment (0 comment) | Jan 5, 2005